Houston lawyer Brad Beers joins Board of Tulane
October 11, 2016
Brad Beers, a Houston lawyer and former co-chairman of the Tulane President’s Council, has joined the Board of Tulane, the university’s main governing body.
Tulane University awarded $11.4M to turn discoveries into cures
October 10, 2016
The National Institutes of Health has awarded Tulane University an $11.4 million grant to develop more scientists devoted to clinical research aimed at helping patients suffering from high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes and related conditions.
Tulane launches new Brain Institute
October 07, 2016
Tulane University formally launched its new Brain Institute, a university-wide initiative created to coordinate and support brain-related research and neuroscience endeavors at Tulane.
Report examines 'opportunity youth' in New Orleans
October 06, 2016
More than 14 percent of 16-24 year olds in New Orleans are disconnected from employment and education, according to a new Cowen Institute at Tulane University report that paints a detailed portrait of “opportunity youth” in the city.
Tulane to expand engineering offerings with new certificate program
September 23, 2016
The Tulane School of Science and Engineering is embarking on a new curriculum that will include certificate programs in electrical, mechanical, materials, and computational engineering.
Tulane Cancer Center hosts Third Annual Bluedoo Run Oct.1
September 19, 2016
The two-mile race, held in partnership with the New Orleans Track Club, begins and ends at Gibson Quad and will feature celebrity grand marshal and Tulane alumnus Christian LeBlanc of The Young and the Restless.
Tulane debuts ByWater Institute on a new riverfront campus dedicated to coastal restoration and protection
September 15, 2016
Tulane University has opened the ByWater Institute and a new riverfront campus in downtown New Orleans dedicated to studying and protecting Louisiana's vital waterways and coast.
Tulane University presents all things election 2016
September 13, 2016
From now through Election Day, Tulane University will present a full slate of election-related activities, from panel discussions and lectures to film screenings and debate watches.
Tulane rises to 39th spot in latest U.S. News Best Colleges rankings
September 13, 2016
Tulane University rose to No. 39 in the 2017 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings — its highest placement in more than 16 years.
Tulane’s Carol Lavin Bernick Faculty Grants awarded to 91 recipients
September 09, 2016
Ninety-one members of the Tulane faculty received the inaugural Carol Lavin Bernick Faculty Grants for their proposals in research, teaching or academic travel activities for the 2016-17 academic year.
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Tulane researcher to use grant to study children exposed to violence
September 06, 2016
Sarah Gray, an assistant professor of psychology at Tulane University, has been awarded a NARSAD Young Investigator Grant through the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation.
Tulane professor’s new book rekindles the conversation of race in America
September 02, 2016
Jesmyn Ward, an associate professor of English at Tulane and award-winning author, has published a new book— The Fire This Time: A Generation Speaks About Race.
Major touring exhibition of Australian Aboriginal art debuts at Tulane
September 01, 2016
The Newcomb Art Museum will celebrate its current exhibition Marking the Infinite: Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal Australia with a public reception on Wednesday, Sept. 7.
Tulane trauma study launches in six New Orleans schools
August 30, 2016
Six New Orleans public schools have been selected to participate in a Tulane University study to determine the best ways to meet the needs of trauma-exposed students.
How can stress cause anxiety? Blame the brain’s cannabis
August 29, 2016
A new Tulane University study shows what happens in the brain at a cellular level when stress triggers anxiety.